NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away,in the fertile starfields of theconstellationCepheus.Called the Iris Nebula,NGC 7023is not the only nebulato evoke the imagery of flowers.Still, thisdeep telescopic imageshows off the Iris Nebula’s range ofcolors and symmetries, embedded in surroundingfields of interstellar dust.Within the Iris itself, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot,young star.
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